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Chassis fitted with engines for motor vehicles (other)

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 8706 00 29 (Other chassis fitted with engines) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with port-of-entry restrictions, homologation and type-approval conditions, and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compliance requirements. Import is permitted only through designated seaports, airports, and inland container depots notified under DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 and DGFT Notification 59/2023.

What this is

HSN code

8706 00 29

Chapter

87 · Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock; parts and accessories

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87

Customs documentation

Homologation or type-approval certificate from competent authority
Port-restriction compliance declaration to CBIC
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Route the consignment exclusively through a designated port: one of the eleven seaports (including Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ennore, Cochin, Kattupalli, APM Terminals Pipavav, Krishnapatnam, Vishakhapatnam, Mundra), three air cargo complexes (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai), or four ICDs (Talegaon Pune, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, Garhi Harsaru). Consignments arriving at an unnotified port are liable to detention and re-export.
DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018; DGFT Notification 59/2023 dated 12-02-2024
2
Obtain and upload the Homologation Certificate (or Type Approval under Condition 7 of Chapter 87) before the bill of entry is filed. Verify compliance with Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Motor Vehicles Rules requirements covering right-hand drive configuration, kilometre speedometer, and photometry of headlamps.
ITC (HS) Conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87; Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the homologation certificate and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 technical compliance checks as post-clearance formalities rather than pre-filing prerequisites. Customs officers verify right-hand drive configuration, speedometer calibration in kilometres, and headlamp photometry at the bill-of-entry stage; a consignment failing any of these checks is detained at the port of import, attracting demurrage and ground rent while rectification or re-export is arranged.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8706 00 29 require BIS certification?

No, this tariff line is not covered by a BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under Conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87, with port-of-entry restrictions and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 technical compliance requirements.

Are second-hand chassis covered by the same port restrictions?

Second-hand vehicles and chassis are subject to Condition 1 of Chapter 87 and are permitted only through Mumbai port, a more restrictive sub-regime than the multi-port list applicable to new vehicles under DGFT Notifications 18/2015-20 and 59/2023.

What happens if the homologation certificate covers a different variant of the chassis?

A certificate that does not exactly match the imported variant fails the Condition 7 type-approval requirement; the consignment is liable to detention at the designated port until a conforming certificate is produced, or to compulsory re-export at the importer's cost.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.